Greater Toronto Area Elementary School Ratings
A comprehensive guide to the top-rated elementary schools across Toronto, Peel, York, Durham, and Halton regions — curated to help families make the most informed decisions when choosing where to live and learn.
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How to Use This Guide
Understanding School Ratings
School ratings in this guide are drawn from standardized assessment data and reflect academic performance on a 10-point scale. Ratings above 9.0 represent exceptional performers, 8.0–8.9 indicates strong schools, and 7.0–7.9 reflects solid, above-average institutions.
Schools span public, Catholic, French-language, alternative, and independent streams. Use these ratings as one key factor alongside proximity, program specialization, and community fit when evaluating neighbourhoods for your family.
Rating Scale
  • 9.5 – 10.0 — Elite tier
  • 9.0 – 9.4 — Exceptional
  • 8.0 – 8.9 — Strong performer
  • 7.0 – 7.9 — Above average
City of Toronto
Toronto / East York / York — Top Rated Schools
The Toronto/East York/York district is home to some of the GTA's most celebrated elementary schools, with five institutions achieving a perfect 10.0 rating: Cottingham, High Park Alternative, Northmount, St Sebastian, and Sathya Sai. This area remains one of the most sought-after for school-conscious families, with a deep roster of high performers across public, Catholic, and alternative streams.
🏆 Perfect 10.0
  • Cottingham
  • High Park Alternative
  • Northmount
  • St Sebastian
  • Sathya Sai
⭐ 9.5 – 9.9
  • Bessborough Drive — 9.9
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help — 9.7
  • Whitney — 9.6
  • St Michael's Choir — 9.6
  • Ossington/Old Orchard — 9.5
✅ 9.0 – 9.4
  • Charles-Sauriol — 9.3
  • Balmy Beach — 9.2
  • Prince of Peace — 9.0
  • Charles G Fraser — 9.0
  • St Edward — 9.0
City of Toronto
Toronto / East York / York — 8.0 to 8.9
A strong mid-tier of schools rated 8.0–8.9 offers families in central and east Toronto a wealth of quality options. Notable performers include Our Lady of Sorrows, St Vincent de Paul, Gabrielle-Roy (8.9), and a broad cluster in the 8.1–8.7 range spanning neighbourhoods from Forest Hill to The Beaches.
City of Toronto
North York, Scarborough & Etobicoke
Beyond the core, Toronto's outer districts deliver impressive results. Avondale Alternative in North York and Islamic Institute of Toronto, Iroquois, Heritage Park, and Poplar Road in Scarborough all earn perfect 10.0 ratings. Etobicoke's standout is Lambton Kingsway at 9.0, supported by Humber Valley Village (8.5) and Norseman (8.1).
North York
  • Avondale Alternative — 10.0
  • Paul-Demers — 9.0
  • Maison Montessori — 8.7
  • Summit Heights — 8.2
  • Ledbury Park — 7.6
Scarborough
  • Islamic Institute of Toronto — 10.0
  • Iroquois — 10.0
  • Heritage Park — 10.0
  • Poplar Road — 10.0
  • Laure-Rièse — 9.8
  • Courcelette — 9.7
Etobicoke
  • Lambton Kingsway — 9.0
  • Humber Valley Village — 8.5
  • Norseman — 8.1
  • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce — 7.7
  • Félix-Leclerc — 7.7
Peel Region
Mississauga & Brampton — Top Schools
Peel Region's school landscape is diverse and highly competitive. Mississauga leads with four schools at the perfect 10.0 mark: Al-Manarat Heights, Kenollie, Safa & Marwa Islamic, and Khalsa Malton. Brampton follows with Al-Ameen and Khalsa Community also earning 10.0. Both cities offer exceptional Catholic, public, and Islamic school options across a wide range of neighbourhoods.
Mississauga — Elite Tier
  • Al-Manarat Heights — 10.0
  • Kenollie — 10.0
  • Safa & Marwa Islamic — 10.0
  • Khalsa Malton — 10.0
  • St Rose of Lima — 9.7
  • St John of the Cross — 9.5
  • Olive Grove — 9.5
  • Horizon Jeunesse — 9.3
  • ISNA Islamic — 9.3
  • St Edmund — 9.2
Brampton & Caledon — Elite Tier
  • Al-Ameen — 10.0
  • Khalsa Community — 10.0
  • Our Lady of Lourdes — 8.6
  • Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc — 8.3
  • St Brigid — 8.0
  • Macville (Caledon) — 9.6
  • Alton (Caledon) — 7.9
  • St John the Baptist — 7.2
  • Caledon East — 7.2
York Region
Markham, Unionville & Richmond Hill
York Region consistently ranks among the GTA's strongest areas for elementary education. Markham and Unionville alone feature St Justin Martyr at a perfect 10.0, with Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys (9.5), Castlemore (9.2), and a dense cluster of 9.0+ schools including William Berczy, Stonebridge, Sir John A. Macdonald, All Saints, Lincoln Alexander, and Central Park. Richmond Hill anchors its top tier with Corpus Christi at 10.0 and Silver Stream at 9.6.
Markham & Unionville — Perfect & Near-Perfect
  • St Justin Martyr — 10.0
  • Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys — 9.5
  • Castlemore — 9.2
  • William Berczy — 9.1
  • Stonebridge — 9.1
  • Sir John A. Macdonald — 9.1
  • All Saints — 9.1
  • Lincoln Alexander — 9.0
  • Central Park — 9.0
Richmond Hill — Top Performers
  • Corpus Christi — 10.0
  • Silver Stream — 9.6
  • St Charles Garnier — 9.3
  • Father Henri JM Nouwen — 9.2
  • Christ the King — 9.0
  • Bond Lake — 8.6
  • Pope John Paul II — 8.4
  • Richmond Rose — 8.3
York Region
Vaughan, Aurora, Newmarket & Stouffville
Vaughan's school network spans the communities of Woodbridge, Maple, Concord, Thornhill, and Kleinburg. St Agnes of Assisi earns a perfect 10.0, joined by strong performers like Bayview Fairways and German Mills (9.5) and Michael Cranny (9.0). Aurora, Newmarket, and Whitchurch-Stouffville offer a more boutique selection, with Bogart in Aurora leading at 8.6.
Vaughan
  • St Agnes of Assisi — 10.0
  • Bayview Fairways — 9.5
  • German Mills — 9.5
  • Michael Cranny — 9.0
  • Thornhill Woods — 8.8
  • Bayview Glen — 8.5
  • Sacred Heart Catholic — 8.5
Aurora & Newmarket
  • Bogart — 8.6
  • Rick Hansen — 8.2
  • Aurora — 8.1
  • Holy Spirit — 7.8
  • Hartman — 7.6
  • Saint-Jean — 7.3
  • Highview — 7.1
Whitchurch-Stouffville & King
  • Whitchurch Highlands — 7.8
  • Barbara Reid — 7.7
  • Oscar Peterson — 7.6
  • Glad Park — 7.3
  • Schomberg — 7.2
  • St Mark — 7.1
  • Holy Name — 7.1
Durham & Halton Regions
Durham & Halton — Top Schools
Durham Region's standouts include Viola-Léger (9.3) and Antonine Maillet (9.1) in the Whitby/Oshawa area, and St Francis de Sales (8.9) in Pickering/Ajax. Halton Region shines with two perfect-score schools: Alfajrul Bassem and Forest Trail in Oakville/Burlington, followed by a rich selection of 8.5–9.4 schools including du Chêne, Munns, Pilgrim Wood, and Pauline Johnson. Milton contributes Dyane-Adam at an impressive 9.4.
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Durham — Pickering & Ajax
  • St Francis de Sales — 8.9
  • William Dunbar — 8.4
  • Elizabeth B Phin — 8.2
2
Durham — Whitby & Oshawa
  • Viola-Léger — 9.3
  • Antonine Maillet — 9.1
  • St Paul — 8.8
  • Earl A Fairman — 8.4
3
Halton — Oakville & Burlington
  • Alfajrul Bassem — 10.0
  • Forest Trail — 10.0
  • du Chêne — 9.4
  • Munns — 9.3
  • Pilgrim Wood — 9.1
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Milton
  • Dyane-Adam — 9.4
  • Chris Hadfield — 8.2
  • Boyne — 7.4
  • St Anthony of Padua — 7.2
Ten perfect-score schools are found in Toronto alone, while Peel and York Region contribute six and three respectively — reflecting the GTA's remarkable depth of educational excellence.
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